/women-in-stem/b/blog/posts/professional-unicornEvery woman who pursues a STEM degree has been in the following situation: Someone asks you, &ldquo;What are you studying?&rdquo; Likely, you answer their question with the technical degree you are pursuing. As a senior at Baylor University, my answe...en-USTelligent Community 13https://emersonexchange365.com/women-in-stem/b/blog/posts/professional-unicornTue, 27 Sep 2016 16:59:53 GMTcd40bb2b-3d49-4868-939d-417119b40291:6f928318-9791-466b-a85f-753b63830552Janine McCormick0<p>Jordan - thanks for sharing your story. &nbsp;Admittedly, I felt like your classmates when I was in college. &nbsp;When I was feeling a bit feisty, I would have guys try and guess my major knowing that engineering would typically be far down the list despite being at a university known for its engineering program. &nbsp;It&#39;s only been later that I&#39;ve seen that standing out as a woman in STEM or being a &quot;unicorn&quot; can have some pros. &nbsp;</p> <p>But the biggest thing that stood out to me in your blog were the &quot;professional tips&quot; that you were given in the past. &nbsp;I&#39;m not even sure how to best describe them or my reaction when reading them so I&#39;ll just go with &quot;these are ridiculous.&quot; &nbsp;I&#39;m so glad that you were able to have internships, SWE events, and professional networking experiences to prove these wrong. &nbsp;And I love your statement &quot;be who you are so you end up where you belong.&quot; &nbsp;I regularly tell college students when I&#39;m recruiting that it&#39;s absolutely a two-way street and both sides (company and candidate) need to mesh with the other.</p> https://emersonexchange365.com/women-in-stem/b/blog/posts/professional-unicornTue, 27 Sep 2016 16:30:48 GMTcd40bb2b-3d49-4868-939d-417119b40291:6f928318-9791-466b-a85f-753b63830552Tonya Wyatt0<p>Great blog! &nbsp;Unicorns are awesome. &nbsp;:) &nbsp;Good luck in your future endeavors.</p>